djalliance

I just purchased a 2001 Laguna Green TL. Does anyone know how to care for the leather? What's the best way to keep it new/like new condition?

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gto2050

Lexol! Cleaner and conditioner.

F=ma

Here's a word of advice, garage it.

My TL was always parked in an open parking lot to the sun, with no tint. But I did Meguiars/Lexol/Armor All clean and condition every month or so.

My mother who has only cleaned and conditioned her leather once, after a year and a half (our TL's are just about the same age) But being garaged, her leather is twice or three times better than mine. Still very soft, and that new squishy feeling.

So moral of the story is, that no matter how often you clean and condition, a garage or a limo tint is the best thing you can do for you car's interior, hands down. I've learned that the hard way with my car.

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Kenny
TL

Shoofin

Lexol.
Ed

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Acura-TL.com - Forum Moderator

'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

Stylin Silver Sled

Lexol. Whatever you do though, don't ever use Armour All

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Kraco headunit with Radio Shack Bass reflex subwoofer enclosure. Ronel Teddybear rims Curb feelers with custom velvet dash complete with tassles.

bdimc2001

God Dammit, how come nobody posted this earlier. I just used a bit of armour all on my leather, just a bit. I gotta go out and buy Lexol. BTW, what's the price of it?



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2001 Acura 3.2TL w/ Navi Black ext. Ebony int., Sunroof Visor,
35% Smoke Metallic Tint, Burlwood Shiftknob and more to come!

Stereo System Coming!

Nate

C'mon, God's name in vain?

I use Meguiar's Gold Class leather cleaner/condition (2-in-1 ).

Gonna start another thread for you Armour All haters.

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Alumapro BP-10, ZX400TI Phoenix Gold, Python 1500 ESP (remote start, all windows up & down, sunroof closes, prox, etc), burlwood dash kit and shift knob, factory spoiler and body kit, Inspire tails, Polarg M-12 front signals, super bright blue alarm LEDs, Mugen grill w/ custom mesh.
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NighthawkBlack

I second that "Lexol cleaner and conditioner". But don't sit in the car when you are done till a few hours.

Guest

I also use Lexol products.

Two tips:

The sun hits the top of the back seats the worst. Keep reapplying treatment to those surfaces (try not to get the seatbelts).

You can swap the driver's and passenger's headrests to make the insides face outside once in a while.

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2000 3.2 TL, Paper maps.
Comptech axle-back exhaust.
225/55ZR-16 RE730s on OEM alloys.
205/55QR-16 Alpins on steel wheels w/covers (winter).

Pictures

yu888

Lexol costs alot less that replacing leather in the car, thats for sure. Tint really does help. I always have tinted windows which has helped protect the leather in all my cars. In addition to that , clean and condition!

As for Armour All, there are products with that BRAND that are meant for leather, but I would not use the classic ArmourAll product on leather. Just my opinion.

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1999 Satin Silver TL
Dunlop SP9000 215-45/17-mounted on CL-S 17" Rims
H&R Springs-Axiss MetalMasterPads-Crossdrilled Rotors
-Inspire Tailights-20/30/40 tint

Y2k Honda S2k Roadster
- Mingster Aeroscreen, Smokin Front mesh Grill, Clear Sidemarkers

BDI

I condition my seats about once a month and my front seats are no where near as soft as my rear ones......i am so pissed off and i can't do jack $H1T about it.

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1999 Navi/Satin Silver/Ebony/Comptech Sport Suspension/Comptech Axle-back Exhaust/Factory Underbody Kit/Wings West Flush mount spoiler/Weapon-R Intake/Super-White Highs/Polarg Turn Signals/Burlwood Shift Knob/Black Chrome Emblem Kit/Custom Grille/Inspire Tail Lights, more to come...

Guest

HOW TO CLEAN WITH LEXOL.

http://www.lexol.com/docs.htm

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2000 TL Naples Gold

SAZABI

O... I put armor all twice...
hmm... why lexol? why not armor all?
Tell me plz.

Guest

can you lexol in cold weather? will the stuff absorb? i've had my car for 4 months now i think it's time to condition... what do you guys think? (about the it being time to condition AND weather) and i live in houston, it averages 50's right now during the day. thanks for any help

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2001 Acura CL-S black/black
35% neutral smoke tint, cleared out headlights with polarg m-14 turn signals and piaa 19169's, piaa 19169's in roadlamps, door lights, map lights, trunk light, and license plate light, minimax hyperwhite dome light..... comptech headers, springs, sway bars, filter now installed.

Guest

I did it a few weeks ago. It's about 40°F in my garage. It works OK.



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2000 3.2 TL, Paper maps.
Comptech axle-back exhaust.
225/55ZR-16 RE730s on OEM alloys.
205/55QR-16 Alpins on steel wheels w/covers (winter).

Pictures

FTM-1

Lexol is ph balance
use a leather cleaner & conditioner not a combo that says vinyl/leather, you can use a leather conditioner on vinyl but not a vinyl product on leather. I got some Imperial Leather cleaner & conditioner its better then Lexol but is harder to find & a few $$ more.Its been to cold out to fool with my leather.The guys with garages are lucky.

padway

is it ok to use a leather conditioner on the dash and side doors? or would a product like 303 be better suited for that?

MADCAT

I use Eagle One leather care. You can buy it at Cdn Tire. Works great. My leather still looks new.

VTEC11

Use 303 or VinalX on the dash. The leather conditioner won't do anything for the vinal.

padway

So the dash is made of vinyl then. I recently bought a bottle of Meg's leather cond/cleaner and for whatever reason I began questioning the material the dash was made of. It looked like some sort of leather but that didn't make sense to me. Thus I became confused as to what product to use on the dash.

What about the material on the doors?

Ruski

Zaino Leather in the Bottle.

Also Hide Food is good.

indoMFP

This thread is four (4) years old, guys..... some damn n00b did it again.... hahahahahahha

btw... lexol is the shit, but I bought the wipes and I have to take it back and buy the spray liquid shit...

Where can you buy 303 and vinylex???

bigbluecanuck

I use mothers leather cleaner and conditioner. Its awesome, squeeky 2 days in but then, the conditioner settles in. Great product.

indoMFP

4 years old guys and this thread belongs in the wax and wash subsection.... MODS, do your thang...

enyceexdanny

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this, if not - mods please delete.

I have a few new lexol cleaners and conditioners for sale if anyone's interested.

I have multiple sizes : 200ml, 1/2 liter, 3 liter and wipes.

email

danny214 [at] gmail [dot] com

for pricing information.

Thanks.

enyceexdanny

For the dash, the meguiars gold class protectant wipes work extremely well.

I have those for sale too ^-^

antlive

I use mother's too, it cleans and conditions real good.

VTEC11

Take it to the MarketPlace (For Sale) section.

padway

yeah... I used the "search" button instead of posting a new topic. Was that so bad? I felt it was related enough to what I had asked.

Incubus

You must quickly post the price to not be in violation of that rule, however, you still are not in the correct forum. I'm not a moderator though.

enyceexdanny

can a mod please delete my previous posts on this thread?.

Thanks.

indoMFP

nothing wrong with it... I am just being an ass and pointing out n00bie mistakes... but I like that better than creating new threads, but the mods disagree with me...

Rusky

I'm no chemist so I'll quote other wanna be's. I know that I have repeatedly heard and read that the Armor all family of products ruins the "plasticity" of materials over time. Here is one explanation
I personally have watched as my rubber, vinyl and plastic get grungier with each cleaning. I used to use armor all at home. I then worked as a detailer and we used professional products. Magic dressing is really awesome for dash and tires. However, leather is not vinyl. I have no proof that Armorall dries or hurts leather. However, it stands to reason that applying silicon to an organic material is probably not going to help it. Leather treatments like Lexol are designed to get the dirt out and replace some of the oils. This is exactly what you want. The most important thing, believe it or not, is vacuuming the crud out from the seams. If you let dirt accumulate, every time you sit, you grind that dry, abrasive dirt into the leather. As you shift your ass cheeks, your essentially taking a brillow pad to the cushion. So just keep it clean.

I used to use a jacket conditioner on my accord. It was incredible. I wish I'd have written down the brand. It left the leather hard to hold on to. Slippery like fresh sanded wood is slippery. After a few days, it would be back to normal but very soft and very clean. I'll see if I can figure out what it was.

In the mean time, here is a good resource. how to care for leather seats

shawn744

zymol leather conditioner works very well. -shawn

mikey3.2

where can you buy the lexol and how much is it THANX

Faizalstar

Lexol is about $10 for each of the large spray bottles and can find it at any good car wash.

imax

I personally use the Eagle One products and have been very satisfied. I have been using Eagle One for almost ten years so I do have a track record with their products.

IndyTypeS

I've used Lexol on all my cars in the past...you can't go wrong.